During the production of my graduation project, I started thinking more seriously about how to present myself as an “animator.” In the past, I mainly focused on completing assignments and improving my animation skills. However, through this graduation film, I gradually realised that being an animator is not only about making films, but also about learning how to present my work and personal style to others.
At this stage, I started creating a CV that focused more on stop-motion animation, hoping to present my skills and interests more clearly. I also hope to use this CV in the future when applying for animation studios or related opportunities.
At the same time, social media gradually became an important part of building my creative identity. Last year, while making a one-minute animation project, I created my own art account and started sharing animation works and behind-the-scenes process online. One of my clay stop-motion animations, Jamming!, received over 15,000 likes and helped me gain more than 1,000 new followers. This experience made me realise for the first time that online platforms are not only places to share work, but can also help independent animators build an audience and develop a personal style.
Because of this, during the production of my graduation film, I continued documenting the project on the same account, including animation clips, behind-the-scenes photos, and production details. I hope more people can see the process behind stop-motion animation, and I also hope that through long-term sharing, I can gradually develop my own creative style and visual language.
At the moment, I am still keeping an open mind about my future career direction. On one hand, I hope to work in an animation studio in the future to gain more production experience and continue improving my character animation skills. On the other hand, I also want to keep space for personal projects and continue creating smaller and more personal works through my art account. Whether I work in a studio or continue independently, I hope to keep developing my own stop-motion style and slowly build my professional identity as an animator.
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